The Finney version is boss...and I generally cringe at musicals. How do you not enjoy "Thank You Very Much"? As I was typing this I heard you say you didn't like Bill Murray and I went "Oh". That's probably the worst Bill Murray movie too btw. 😝
That one is a very good adaptation. Personally, my favorite is the 1984 version with George C. Scott, but the Alistair Sim is a very close second. I believe in most lists, the Alistair Sim version and the George C. Scott version are usually the top two, and for very good reason. The worst adaptations, in my opinion are the 1949 version, called "The Christmas Carol", which starred Taylor Holmes as Scrooge and featured Vincent Price as narrator, and the 1954 musical version, which starred Fredric March as Scrooge, Basil Rathbone as Jacob Marley, and, you'll never believe this, a crow- yes, you read that right- a CROW! as the ghost of Christmas yet to come. In fact that whole scene is Scrooge walking in graveyard, getting scared by a crow, falling down and seeing his name on the tombstone. That is literally the whole Christmas future scene, and the singing in it was awful!!. Anyway, that's my pick.
Really cool to see the Richard Williams version on here (the 1971 animated one). He was a master animator/animation director, and that version really shows it.
Best Christmas Carol is the 1970 version with Albert Finney. ua-cam.com/video/D-h5iLO5geU/v-deo.html Great large scale British production - especially interesting as Scrooge goes to hell in this version for a time - you won't see that in other versions.
George C Scott is the best Scrooge for me. He's not just some grumpy miser, he genuinely just seems fed up with all the BS. You could see him enjoy being sarcastic pre and post ghosts visiting. He likes to say the meanest things to try and get a rise out of others (the people at the exchange, the 2 guys asking for charitable donations and his nephew). He takes awkward dialog and make it his own by chuckling when he says it. By far the most interesting and multi layered Scrooge.
A christmas carol (1984) is my favorite of the bunch. Tons of reasons why, but here's some: Ghost of Christmas present was great (good balance of kind, but also strict), the music and Scott's performance (subtle being the keyword).
@@SimonsRants It's not easy, and I agree with you: there's no perfect version, but many versions have at least 1 very good element in it. The ultimate version of the story would be taking the best elements of all the versions and then tweak a couple of things.
I respect your opinion on Scrooge (1970) I personally like it especially the song “Thank You Very Much” I would love to know your thoughts on this particular song
So many adaptations, I think the Top 3 would be the Alistair Sim version, George C Scott & the Muppets version with a serious performance by Michael Caine.
What makes the Muppet version so cool, is how they make it accessible to a younger audience, without being condescending or watering it down too much. It’s funny and fun in all the right places, but at the same time, doesn’t pull it’s punches with the darker and scarier bits of the story. (Gonzo-I mean Mr. Dickens and Rizzo even bail out during the Christmas Yet to Come scenes!)
Also, having Gonzo as Charles Dickens was a stroke of genius. So much of the charm, personality, and humor of the book comes from Dickens’ distinctive narrative voice, and a lot of that is lost in more traditional adaptations. It’s also cool how much of Charles Dickens’ prose they were able to either work in nearly word for word, or otherwise transmogrify in some way. (A good example this transmutation is instead of having Gonzo going on a digression about the deadness of doornails, he and Rizzo argue about whether Gonzo is really Charles Dickens, and Gonzo ends up going on a tangent of the back of his hand. It still accomplishes the same thing, but in a different way.) It’s just neat, and shows that they wanted to respect their younger audience by refusing to talk down to them or oversimplify the language or themes of the story.
One of my favourite aspects of that version (aside Gonzo providing large portions of Dickens original narration, word for word) is that, in so many versions Scrooge is caught off guard when he sees the name on the grave, but not here. Scrooge is meant to be 'sharp as a flint' after all and through the Yet-To-Come sequence, you can see Caine's Scrooge putting it together. It's why he keeps stalling with questions and pleas to the spirit. What he sees on that stone isn't a shock, it's confirmation of a terrible truth Scrooge was desperately trying to avoid facing.
Muppet Christmas Carol has gotta be my favourite Huge childhood of mine and the characters were enjoyable I actually liked the 1970 one alot aswell which may sound confusing but still
A good thorough look at all of them for sure and I definitely agree with most. But the 1984 Christmas carol id have to place on my favorites and I really really enjoyed Kelsey Grammar as Scrooge. So I would’ve placed him higher on my own list.
Yeah, there’s so many good ones and it’s really a lot about preference. That’s the great thing about art and film! Thanks for the comment! Hope to see you around the channel!
1984 George C Scott 1952 Alistair Sim 1935 Seymour Hicks 2009 Jim Carrey 1971 Alistair Sim Honourable mention - 1988 Scrooged with Bill Murray is awesome.
Late to the party, just saw this vid. Alastair Sim is a flawless Scrooge. The reason the 1951 version is my favorite is because of the last 10 minutes or so. Sims portrayal of the "changed man" makes me laugh and cry at the same time every time. "I must stand on my head" and "I don't deserve to be so happy" are two of my favorite movie moments ever. Just feels SO GOOD!
Also, I thought the 1997 animated version was better than it should been. I was surprised that in this version, they talk about Scrooge's love for Robinson Caruso and there is a sequence on it, and they even bring it back with Tim reading it, that is nice emotional connection. I was even more surprised to find out that Scrooge's love for Robinson Caruso was in the original novel. I like how it got that detail right.
This whole list is thoughtful and I agree with most of your rankings, but your entire list is moot without mentioning Mr MaGoo's Christmas Carol! It's short yes, but it's one of the best adaptations ever!
I watched it this year and found the song scrooge sings with his younger self to be incredibly moving. The music in general was really great and I couldn't believe how it tugged at my emotions.
I know that you missed a couple adaptations you missed Haley winkless version called an American Christmas Carol and then you also missed the one with Susan Lucci in it and also one was Cicely Tyson in it so there's still many many different versions but after all in all in all my favorite is Patrick Stewart mainly cuz I'm also a Truckee our tracker whichever way you put it I'm a fan of Star Trek but my all-time favorite movie of all time for Christmas is miracle on 34th Street it's something I watch every year
no surprise that the 1971 version of a Christmas Carol was directed by Richard Williams, the same guy who worked on The Thief and the Cobbler, and surprised you didn't put Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol on this list!
So, oddly enough while preparing to make this list I neglected to watch it but have had many, many responses mentioning it. I ended up watching about 30 versions in about 3 weeks and I was trying to be really strict on which versions I would count and ended up putting it in the same category with Barbie and The Smurf’s but after hearing so many people tell me otherwise I guess I’ll have to check it out. Maybe I’ll redo the list sometime 🤷♂️
my top 5. 5, Scrooged, (Bill Murray) 4, A cristmas carol, 2009 (jim carey) 3, A Christmas carol 1984, (George C Scott) 2, An American Christmas Carol (Henry Winkler) A Christmas Carol, 1951 (Alistair Sim)
For those of us around the age of 60, the 1971 animated A Christmas Carol was an annual event on television and much looked forward to. It's a condensed version of the story but the cross-hatched illustrations are phenomenal and -- in the depiction of Envy and Want -- unnerving. This is my favorite version of the story as even Tiny Tim's fate is delivered with the immediacy of a gut punch instead of a drawn-out maudlin affair. It even includes the scenes of the men in the lighthouse and on the ship from the short story. I have so many versions of this story on DVD and I can't deny your favorite being the live action one with Alastair Simms (sp). There are two others I need to point out as one of them was presented in 2020: The first is the Disney CGI animated movie (spectacular seen in theaters in 3D) with Jim Carrey as Scrooge and the ghosts. It is the only version where one can feel the cold and bleakness of the times and situations. The second is the 2020 version from BBC that totally rethinks the story and brings an extra layer to a story told with some changes. It is also the only Christmas Carol I've watched with a Tiny Tim I truly felt for. It also expands upon the Morley character as well. Loyalists may hate this version but artistically, except for the breaking of one fourth wall at the end, the changes bring a depth to the characters not revealed by Dickens. It stands tall as an excellent revisionist's version of the familiar story. I enjoyed watching your video!
The BBC one intrigued me, but I haven’t seen it yet. I’ve thought about redoing this list several times but I didn’t think it had been long enough since the first video, but eventually I will and I’ll definitely give that one a shot! Also, I couldn’t agree more about the animated short. So underrated and so good!
I definitely grew up with the Muppets Christmas Carol. Can't remember the first Christmas I watched it on but I remember having so much fun. Other than that I've only watched the 2009 Jim Carrey version. I still need to see the 1984 and 1951 versions.
There are so many good ones! But yes, definitely check out the 50’s and 80’s ones. Also, Patrick Stewart’s and the one from 1938 are definitely worth checking out.
i remember that 2001 one ! watched it on vhs quite a lot years and years ago. Need to rewatch, I fully believe it's as bad as everyone says. Muppet Christmas carol is my favourite. I love A Christmas carol but I don't think many of the adaptations are creative enough, in general they all follow even the book;s brief events almost verbatim so a lot of them feel a bit too similar. The new bbc miniseries makes quite a lot of changes - not sure it'd be a favourite though,sometimes it strays too far and makes everything too dark and also- I'm not making this up- characters regularly dropping the f bomb is exceptionally distracting
Yeah, I started the 2019 one but didn’t finish it. I need to give it another shot but was so taken aback by it haha. I’m all for dark versions of things, but it seemed like they were trying too hard to be edgy. I’ll give it another shot next Christmas tho.
@@PlayCONtent Good to know! I was initially very excited for an adult version of the classic story and I'm a very big fan of Andy Serkis as well as Guy Pearce, so I'll give it another shot for sure!
I haven't seen all of these, but I have the same top 3 that you do. It wasn't until a couple of weeks ago that I saw the 1971 animated special on UA-cam, and I was pretty impressed with it, though like you said, everything gets squeezed a bit too much into its half-hour timeslot. I think the 1935 Seymour Hicks version deserves to be on the list somewhere, though I wouldn't put it particularly high, probably not far from the 1938 version. I also liked the 1970 musical a bit more than you did.
I agree with 1 and 2 being a tossup. The Sims version has a excellent addition of expanding his past and explains his business decision that makes sense for Scrooge. The Scott version is the most faithful to the original novel hitting almost every detail of the novel. I agree that the Oscar winning 1971 version is the best in terms of closest representation of the visual look of the novel, but it is so rushed. It should have been an hour. Have you seen the 1949 tv version. It is the first ever television version, and it stars Taylor Holmes as Scrooge. I like how Vincent Price is reading it, but it leaves out so much detail that is feels unfinished, and it is cheap looking too. Anyway, good list.
I haven’t seen the 1949 one yet, I think I started it but didn’t finish because it looked cheap but I’ve heard many, many people say it’s good so I’ll have to give it another go. Maybe I’ll remake this list sometime with more options to choose from. Glad you liked the video!
The 1951 and 1984 versions are equally good in my opinion. Each has something the other lacks. For example: 1951: Wandering Spirits scene 1984: Jacob Marley actually looks like someone who has seen hell.
No Absolutely Do Not Agree, I Respect Your Decision though, Personnely i think Finneys Version should be A Lot Higher Though it has that Magical Feel to it, if i had to rank it for me what it might would be 1. Stewarts version 2. Scotts version 3. Finneys version 4. Simms version 5. A Mupphet Christmas Carol Kaines version 6. Mickeys version 7. 1938 version 8. Cartoon version where Kate Winslet sings a song for 9. Seymour Hicks version, I Hated the 2009 version Animated version Carreys tons much better in The Grinch, still Animations version has got all the looks but no Spirit and Soul Cratchets character in this is Crap the Looks are just not Cratchet sorry Cratchet is not there, i would keep every thing there with this but Rewrite the Script and not make a joke out of Scrooge and make him more Stubborn and happier at the end so yeah 2009 version is crap i would give a different story to it, Currys christmas ghost story carol cartoon version was alright too
Thanks for your concern, but both are correct. According to Merriam-Webster, Adaption began as a mispronunciation combining Adapt and Adaptation into a shorter, cleaner word. This eventually became correct as all languages evolve slowly through time changing and becoming quicker and easier to say. So, both Adaptation and Adaption are correct as they are interchangeable. In fact, the Merriam-Webster definition for Adaption is simply Adaptation with no further explanation.
I LOVE the Albert Finney version
I love the Albert Finney version.
I love this story, it’s so timeless.
The Finney version is boss...and I generally cringe at musicals. How do you not enjoy "Thank You Very Much"? As I was typing this I heard you say you didn't like Bill Murray and I went "Oh". That's probably the worst Bill Murray movie too btw. 😝
The 1951 version is definitive for me. Alistair Sim is perfection as Scrooge.
That one is a very good adaptation. Personally, my favorite is the 1984 version with George C. Scott, but the Alistair Sim is a very close second. I believe in most lists, the Alistair Sim version and the George C. Scott version are usually the top two, and for very good reason. The worst adaptations, in my opinion are the 1949 version, called "The Christmas Carol", which starred Taylor Holmes as Scrooge and featured Vincent Price as narrator, and the 1954 musical version, which starred Fredric March as Scrooge, Basil Rathbone as Jacob Marley, and, you'll never believe this, a crow- yes, you read that right- a CROW! as the ghost of Christmas yet to come. In fact that whole scene is Scrooge walking in graveyard, getting scared by a crow, falling down and seeing his name on the tombstone. That is literally the whole Christmas future scene, and the singing in it was awful!!. Anyway, that's my pick.
@@gemini2012100 The 1984 version is excellent too, same with the Muppets. The 1949 and 1954 adaptations were both awful.
Really cool to see the Richard Williams version on here (the 1971 animated one). He was a master animator/animation director, and that version really shows it.
Really underrated!
It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 1972 Oscars!
It's the best ❤❤❤
My Favorite Adaptation of A Christmas Carol is the 1938 version. Starring: Reginald Owen
Best Christmas Carol is the 1970 version with Albert Finney.
ua-cam.com/video/D-h5iLO5geU/v-deo.html
Great large scale British production - especially interesting as Scrooge goes to hell
in this version for a time - you won't see that in other versions.
George C Scott is the best Scrooge for me. He's not just some grumpy miser, he genuinely just seems fed up with all the BS. You could see him enjoy being sarcastic pre and post ghosts visiting. He likes to say the meanest things to try and get a rise out of others (the people at the exchange, the 2 guys asking for charitable donations and his nephew). He takes awkward dialog and make it his own by chuckling when he says it. By far the most interesting and multi layered Scrooge.
He is fantastic!
If Mickey’s Christmas Carol was even 45 minutes long it would’ve been a lot better. It’s still a fun watch though,
Henry Winkler (in American Christmas Carol) and Albert Finney versions need to be among the very best after Alistair Sim.
A christmas carol (1984) is my favorite of the bunch. Tons of reasons why, but here's some: Ghost of Christmas present was great (good balance of kind, but also strict), the music and Scott's performance (subtle being the keyword).
So good! Definitely one of the best! It’s impossible for me to choose my favorite honestly
@@SimonsRants It's not easy, and I agree with you: there's no perfect version, but many versions have at least 1 very good element in it. The ultimate version of the story would be taking the best elements of all the versions and then tweak a couple of things.
And I also do agree with you on Bob Cratchit. He just seems more "human" in this one.
I respect your opinion on Scrooge (1970) I personally like it especially the song “Thank You Very Much” I would love to know your thoughts on this particular song
So many adaptations, I think the Top 3 would be the Alistair Sim version, George C Scott & the Muppets version with a serious performance by Michael Caine.
Excellent!!!!
Yes, the 1951 version is the best.
What makes the Muppet version so cool, is how they make it accessible to a younger audience, without being condescending or watering it down too much. It’s funny and fun in all the right places, but at the same time, doesn’t pull it’s punches with the darker and scarier bits of the story. (Gonzo-I mean Mr. Dickens and Rizzo even bail out during the Christmas Yet to Come scenes!)
Rizzo: Ooh, that's scary stuff. Should we be worried about the kids in the audience?
Gonzo: Nah, it's alright. This is culture.
Also, having Gonzo as Charles Dickens was a stroke of genius. So much of the charm, personality, and humor of the book comes from Dickens’ distinctive narrative voice, and a lot of that is lost in more traditional adaptations.
It’s also cool how much of Charles Dickens’ prose they were able to either work in nearly word for word, or otherwise transmogrify in some way. (A good example this transmutation is instead of having Gonzo going on a digression about the deadness of doornails, he and Rizzo argue about whether Gonzo is really Charles Dickens, and Gonzo ends up going on a tangent of the back of his hand. It still accomplishes the same thing, but in a different way.) It’s just neat, and shows that they wanted to respect their younger audience by refusing to talk down to them or oversimplify the language or themes of the story.
One of my favourite aspects of that version (aside Gonzo providing large portions of Dickens original narration, word for word) is that, in so many versions Scrooge is caught off guard when he sees the name on the grave, but not here. Scrooge is meant to be 'sharp as a flint' after all and through the Yet-To-Come sequence, you can see Caine's Scrooge putting it together. It's why he keeps stalling with questions and pleas to the spirit. What he sees on that stone isn't a shock, it's confirmation of a terrible truth Scrooge was desperately trying to avoid facing.
Muppet Christmas Carol has gotta be my favourite
Huge childhood of mine and the characters were enjoyable
I actually liked the 1970 one alot aswell which may sound confusing but still
Top 3 are: 1984, 1951, and Mr. Magoo from 1962 (I believe)….the music is superb and carries it.
My top 5:
1. 1984 version
2. 1951 version
3. 1938 version
4. 1970 musical
5. 1999 version (tie)
5. Muppets (tie)
The Tim Curry version is my favorite.
Mine too. It’s so underrated
A good thorough look at all of them for sure and I definitely agree with most. But the 1984 Christmas carol id have to place on my favorites and I really really enjoyed Kelsey Grammar as Scrooge. So I would’ve placed him higher on my own list.
Yeah, there’s so many good ones and it’s really a lot about preference. That’s the great thing about art and film!
Thanks for the comment! Hope to see you around the channel!
I agree 100%. 1951 was by far the best.
My top three would be:
Scrooge 1970 (cause I love musicals)
The Muppets (cause I love the muppets)
1984 (cause George C. Scott)
1984 George C Scott
1952 Alistair Sim
1935 Seymour Hicks
2009 Jim Carrey
1971 Alistair Sim
Honourable mention - 1988 Scrooged with Bill Murray is awesome.
i love the george c. scott version.
Finally someone that appreciate's Alastair Sims adaptation as the gold standard. He was excellent.
Late to the party, just saw this vid. Alastair Sim is a flawless Scrooge. The reason the 1951 version is my favorite is because of the last 10 minutes or so. Sims portrayal of the "changed man" makes me laugh and cry at the same time every time. "I must stand on my head" and "I don't deserve to be so happy" are two of my favorite movie moments ever. Just feels SO GOOD!
Couldn’t have said it better myself!
@@SimonsRants did you see "The Man Who Invented Christmas"? What did you think??
No, I haven’t seen that yet! I had only just heard of it recently. It has your recommendation I’m assuming?
@@SimonsRants I thought it was really sweet. Great performances and a fresh, unique perspective on the story. I hope you enjoy it 😁
I loved those parts in that movie, and that housekeeper, Mrs. Dilber was so funny in that movie, like "What's wrong with this guy?!"
Mikey mouse should eat his employer for Christmas lmao.
A Mickey’s Christmas Carol was place way to low on this list IMO, that movie is criminally underrated
How about Mr Magoo?
Also, I thought the 1997 animated version was better than it should been. I was surprised that in this version, they talk about Scrooge's love for Robinson Caruso and there is a sequence on it, and they even bring it back with Tim reading it, that is nice emotional connection. I was even more surprised to find out that Scrooge's love for Robinson Caruso was in the original novel. I like how it got that detail right.
This whole list is thoughtful and I agree with most of your rankings, but your entire list is moot without mentioning Mr MaGoo's Christmas Carol! It's short yes, but it's one of the best adaptations ever!
I’ll have to watch that one again, haven’t seen it in a while. Thanks for the comment tho!
I watched it this year and found the song scrooge sings with his younger self to be incredibly moving. The music in general was really great and I couldn't believe how it tugged at my emotions.
I know that you missed a couple adaptations you missed Haley winkless version called an American Christmas Carol and then you also missed the one with Susan Lucci in it and also one was Cicely Tyson in it so there's still many many different versions but after all in all in all my favorite is Patrick Stewart mainly cuz I'm also a Truckee our tracker whichever way you put it I'm a fan of Star Trek but my all-time favorite movie of all time for Christmas is miracle on 34th Street it's something I watch every year
no surprise that the 1971 version of a Christmas Carol was directed by Richard Williams, the same guy who worked on The Thief and the Cobbler, and surprised you didn't put Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol on this list!
So, oddly enough while preparing to make this list I neglected to watch it but have had many, many responses mentioning it. I ended up watching about 30 versions in about 3 weeks and I was trying to be really strict on which versions I would count and ended up putting it in the same category with Barbie and The Smurf’s but after hearing so many people tell me otherwise I guess I’ll have to check it out. Maybe I’ll redo the list sometime 🤷♂️
I like this but I was looking doe a review on which book version was better.
You forgot the 1982 animated version from Burbank Australia my fave version
Nice list, but now the question is where the 2019 version ranks...
my top 5. 5, Scrooged, (Bill Murray) 4, A cristmas carol, 2009 (jim carey) 3, A Christmas carol 1984, (George C Scott) 2, An American Christmas Carol (Henry Winkler) A Christmas Carol, 1951 (Alistair Sim)
You forgot the 1935 version.
For those of us around the age of 60, the 1971 animated A Christmas Carol was an annual event on television and much looked forward to. It's a condensed version of the story but the cross-hatched illustrations are phenomenal and -- in the depiction of Envy and Want -- unnerving. This is my favorite version of the story as even Tiny Tim's fate is delivered with the immediacy of a gut punch instead of a drawn-out maudlin affair. It even includes the scenes of the men in the lighthouse and on the ship from the short story. I have so many versions of this story on DVD and I can't deny your favorite being the live action one with Alastair Simms (sp). There are two others I need to point out as one of them was presented in 2020: The first is the Disney CGI animated movie (spectacular seen in theaters in 3D) with Jim Carrey as Scrooge and the ghosts. It is the only version where one can feel the cold and bleakness of the times and situations. The second is the 2020 version from BBC that totally rethinks the story and brings an extra layer to a story told with some changes. It is also the only Christmas Carol I've watched with a Tiny Tim I truly felt for. It also expands upon the Morley character as well. Loyalists may hate this version but artistically, except for the breaking of one fourth wall at the end, the changes bring a depth to the characters not revealed by Dickens. It stands tall as an excellent revisionist's version of the familiar story.
I enjoyed watching your video!
The BBC one intrigued me, but I haven’t seen it yet. I’ve thought about redoing this list several times but I didn’t think it had been long enough since the first video, but eventually I will and I’ll definitely give that one a shot!
Also, I couldn’t agree more about the animated short. So underrated and so good!
I definitely grew up with the Muppets Christmas Carol. Can't remember the first Christmas I watched it on but I remember having so much fun. Other than that I've only watched the 2009 Jim Carrey version. I still need to see the 1984 and 1951 versions.
There are so many good ones! But yes, definitely check out the 50’s and 80’s ones. Also, Patrick Stewart’s and the one from 1938 are definitely worth checking out.
i remember that 2001 one ! watched it on vhs quite a lot years and years ago. Need to rewatch, I fully believe it's as bad as everyone says. Muppet Christmas carol is my favourite. I love A Christmas carol but I don't think many of the adaptations are creative enough, in general they all follow even the book;s brief events almost verbatim so a lot of them feel a bit too similar. The new bbc miniseries makes quite a lot of changes - not sure it'd be a favourite though,sometimes it strays too far and makes everything too dark and also- I'm not making this up- characters regularly dropping the f bomb is exceptionally distracting
Yeah, I started the 2019 one but didn’t finish it. I need to give it another shot but was so taken aback by it haha. I’m all for dark versions of things, but it seemed like they were trying too hard to be edgy. I’ll give it another shot next Christmas tho.
I thought the same at first and I still basically think that (even though i've always *wanted* a darker Christmas carol, that one gets a bit extreme)
@@PlayCONtent Good to know! I was initially very excited for an adult version of the classic story and I'm a very big fan of Andy Serkis as well as Guy Pearce, so I'll give it another shot for sure!
I like the 1935, 1938, 1951, 1970, and 1984 versions.
Nice List. I cannot pick my favorite
I had a hard time picking as well! So many good versions to choose from! I watch at least one every year.
I haven't seen all of these, but I have the same top 3 that you do. It wasn't until a couple of weeks ago that I saw the 1971 animated special on UA-cam, and I was pretty impressed with it, though like you said, everything gets squeezed a bit too much into its half-hour timeslot. I think the 1935 Seymour Hicks version deserves to be on the list somewhere, though I wouldn't put it particularly high, probably not far from the 1938 version. I also liked the 1970 musical a bit more than you did.
I missed the 1935 one! Someone else mentioned it.. I guess eventually I’ll have to remake the list and include a few more I missed this time around.
Would love to see a Sam raimi version of Christmas carol, like a horror, or dark comedy
You forgot 1935's "Scrooge" with Seymour Hicks.
1984 (George C. Scott) is by far the best version. No debate necessary.
"My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" Season 6 Episode 8 (A Hearth's Warming Tail).
I agree with 1 and 2 being a tossup. The Sims version has a excellent addition of expanding his past and explains his business decision that makes sense for Scrooge. The Scott version is the most faithful to the original novel hitting almost every detail of the novel. I agree that the Oscar winning 1971 version is the best in terms of closest representation of the visual look of the novel, but it is so rushed. It should have been an hour. Have you seen the 1949 tv version. It is the first ever television version, and it stars Taylor Holmes as Scrooge. I like how Vincent Price is reading it, but it leaves out so much detail that is feels unfinished, and it is cheap looking too. Anyway, good list.
I haven’t seen the 1949 one yet, I think I started it but didn’t finish because it looked cheap but I’ve heard many, many people say it’s good so I’ll have to give it another go. Maybe I’ll remake this list sometime with more options to choose from.
Glad you liked the video!
The 1951 and 1984 versions are equally good in my opinion.
Each has something the other lacks.
For example:
1951: Wandering Spirits scene
1984: Jacob Marley actually looks like someone who has seen hell.
I also absolutely love the ghost of Christmas yet to come in the 84 version. He gives me shivers every time
@@SimonsRants
I agree wholeheartedly!
No Absolutely Do Not Agree, I Respect Your Decision though, Personnely i think Finneys Version should be A Lot Higher Though it has that Magical Feel to it, if i had to rank it for me what it might would be 1. Stewarts version 2. Scotts version 3. Finneys version 4. Simms version 5. A Mupphet Christmas Carol Kaines version 6. Mickeys version 7. 1938 version 8. Cartoon version where Kate Winslet sings a song for 9. Seymour Hicks version, I Hated the 2009 version Animated version Carreys tons much better in The Grinch, still Animations version has got all the looks but no Spirit and Soul Cratchets character in this is Crap the Looks are just not Cratchet sorry Cratchet is not there, i would keep every thing there with this but Rewrite the Script and not make a joke out of Scrooge and make him more Stubborn and happier at the end so yeah 2009 version is crap i would give a different story to it, Currys christmas ghost story carol cartoon version was alright too
*AdapTAtion ;)
Nice list though.
Thanks for your concern, but both are correct. According to Merriam-Webster, Adaption began as a mispronunciation combining Adapt and Adaptation into a shorter, cleaner word. This eventually became correct as all languages evolve slowly through time changing and becoming quicker and easier to say. So, both Adaptation and Adaption are correct as they are interchangeable. In fact, the Merriam-Webster definition for Adaption is simply Adaptation with no further explanation.
Opinions are like, well opinions. Mickey Mouse and the Muppets ranked higher than Albert Finney. 😂😂😂
You liked your own comment? lol